The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-17


school. This object is important and
should be attended to.
FARNEEs' CLUB ORGANIZED. The
Blythewood Farmers Club was reor-
ganizcd on Saturday last and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Presidont-W.J j. johnson.
Secretary--W. j. Raines.
The election of vice-president was
deferred until the next meeting.
The following delegation were
elected to represent the Club at the
County Conventions:
I'D. Hogan, B. p. Hoffman, j. w.
Brown, Jno. "A. Hagood, j. R. Broom,
J. r. Richards, Jas. Wooten.
The meeting was moderately we'll
attended, and some enthusiasm shown.
Here, as in many other communities, q
feeling in favor of the farmers move
ment is growing. SECRETARY.
APPLICATION FOR A CHARTER. .-Ap-
plication will bo made to the next
Legislature for a charter for the Nor
folk and New Orleans Railroad. This
is tho Winnsboro, Wadesboro and
Camack Railroad which has been
agitatcd for some time, and rs .one of
the corporators says with ultimate
success. The road as proposed will
cross tho Savannah River at or near
it's intersection by All air line drawn
from Camack, Ga, and Wadesboro,
N. G. 1t will then run in the direc-
ton of Alston, through the granite
quarriea of Fairfield, through or near
Winnsboro, and crossing the Catawba
River at or near the Great Falls. It
will then cross the North Carolina
line in the direction Of Wadesboro.
The distance by an air line throu gh
South Carolina is about 140 miles.
When q charter is secured the matter
will bc thoroughly agitated, and will
doubtless result in ultimate success.
This is our chance to rid ourselves Of
the Railroad octopus, and we be lievo
our people will respond to tho neccs-
sity.
LECTURES IN WINNsBoRo.-1t has
becn suggested, and wisely too we
think, that in the Mount Zion Society
has the nucleus Of an organiza-
ton which could afford much enter
tainmcnt and profit to the citizens of
tho town and county at minimum cost,
if any. The Society was organized
for educational and literary purposes,
and in furtherance Of this object it
has bean suggested by one of its prom
inent members that the Society secure
the services Of noted lecturers, either
native or otherwise, TO deliver free
lectures to the people of Winnsboro at
stated, intervals. These lectures would
Of course inclnde every variety of
subjects literary, scientific, biograph-
ical and historical. Frou the very
nature of the lectures, with such varie-
ty of subjects, nothing less than profit
and pleasure would accrue, giving
citizens the best opportunity Of becom-
ing acquainted with the leading
thought Of tho day in tho shortest
possible period. We need just some-
thing Of this kind in Winnsboro, and
in the Mount Zion Society we already
have an organization which only needs
to make single move and the scheme
is effected. In Cheraw they havea
"Lyceum" which works on the above
plan. In oil probability there would
be some cost in securing lecturers, but
doubtless it would be a minimum.
This is simply an outline Of a plan
suggested and is made in order to call
attention Of members and citizens to
an excellent scheme. Wo hope that
some one will take up the idea and in
the near future make the suggestion
reality.
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